Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts the man to ask Anne if she is a born-again Christian?
(a) A Bible in her briefcase
(b) A cross around her neck
(c) A book about Christianity in her lap
(d) Tiny, gold cross earrings

2. How old is Sam when Anne first takes him to church?
(a) Five days old
(b) Five years old
(c) Five months old
(d) Fifteen months old

3. Who is Sam's friend?
(a) Justin
(b) Josh
(c) James
(d) Jaden

4. What do Anne and Sam do when the car is in distress?
(a) Pray
(b) Cry
(c) Scream
(d) Push

5. Where do Anne and Pammy spend most of their time?
(a) The record store
(b) The mall
(c) Shelly's house
(d) The Y

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight irritates Anne so that she has to focus on something else?

2. Why does Anne not allow Sam to accept the gift?

3. What is the subject of the book being read by the man next to Anne on the plane home?

4. What do Mary's dimes symbolize for Anne?

5. How does Anne interpret the well-meaning acts of a woman at Sam's school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does an Ash Wednesday morning, which Anne means to be filled with respect, turn out completely the opposite?

2. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?

3. Why does Anne go to the home of her friend, Shelly?

4. What happens to Anne's father when Anne is 23?

5. How does Anne learn that she receives grace to overcome and endure?

6. What is the perception about religion in Anne's home as she grows up?

7. What is the reason that Anne makes Sam go to church?

8. One day Anne sits next to a man on a plane who notes the cross on a chain around Anne's neck and asks if she is a born-again Christian? How does Anne respond?

9. How does Anne change her perspective about Sam's classmate's mother?

10. What two answering machine messages does Anne mention as being memorable to her?

(see the answer keys)

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